Why?
to preserve the hopes and dreams of children . . . and our future

Our Mission
The J. Timothy Hogan Foundation is dedicated to assisting the children of working families who do not have the resources or qualify for other assistance programs, with desperate need for counseling, psychotherapy and proper medications for their child.

Our objectives

  • Reduce and ultimately prevent teenage and young adult suicides
  • Provide resources to help clients find healthier happier lives
  • Change the negative connotation attached to mental illness through public education                           
  • We will succeed . . . one by one

 


"Take the first step in faith, you don't have to see
the whole staircase, just take the first step."
                                    Dr. Martin Luther King 1929-1968

Vision & Goals
Our vision is to provide comprehensive mental health care services for young children and their families with emphasis on services for children from birth to age four, housed in a clinic where a team approach in assessment and treatment would be used. Our vision is a team consisting of a psychologist, play therapist, psychiatrist, speech and language therapist, and an occupational therapist. Research indicates that a collaborative approach which includes these disciplines in a well-coordinated team approach results in the best out comes.

 

Goals 2009-2010

  • Capital Campaign Goal - $400,000.00
  • Endowment Fund Goal - $200,000.00
  • Open a clinic where assessment and treatment can occur under on roof that would include "infant mental health", that is affordable to clients.

"Imagination is everything, it is the preview of life's coming attractions."
                                   Albert Einstein 1879-1955

Research Notes:

  • The neurology and brain research that has become available the past five years is very exciting because it so strongly supports these (team) approaches.
  • The majority of kids who have infant and child mental health issues also have sensory issues and the new brain research proves this.
  • The major problem is that these services are fragmented in many communities with very little communication between the treatment modalities.
  • There needs to a lot of public and professional education in that YES, depression and anxiety does occur in infants, in toddlers and that early intervention is the key. "Infant mental health" is an impressive up and coming area of treatment.